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—2— c FROM DUNEDIN TO WIGRAM. I AIR LINER'S ACHIEVEMENT. c By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. 1 CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. / s Carrying eight passengers, the Union I air liner Kaka, flown by Commander 1 G. R. White, arrived at the Wigram ■ Aerodrome from Dunedin this morning 1 in 54 minutes actual flying time. t Flying at less than ordinary cruis- f ing speed, the machine was assisted t by a tail wind of 50' miles per hour at 8000 fees, r.nC averaged 224 miles per 1 hour. I The previous record held by the 1 Air Force for this trip was 58 min- • utes. Continuing on schedule from c Wigram at 10.1 a.m. the same machine t with nine passengers arrived at 'Ro- " ngotai at 11.1 a.m.. 23 minutes ahead of c timetable. r
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 November 1938, Page 6
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